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The groups fighting against nuclear power plants were the core political movement from which the German Green party emerged. This is why the Greens cannot turn pro nuclear without ending their existence as a party. Even the currently proposed lifetime extension, very moderate in time and extent, is a very perilous endeavor for Robert Habeck, the responsible Green minister, and may well explode the current government if the Green base balks — one of the political principles of the Greens is a more direct democracy, also in their own party, so there may be a party vote about contentious issues like this one.

Anything beyond this very limited life time extension of existing power plants is entirely unthinkable with the current government.

It is important to realize the increased political clout the Green party has gained in recent years. They are likely to be junior partners of middle-left and middle-right governments alike because the left and right fringe parties are unacceptable by the major parties as coalition partners.

Additionally, the two big parties are losing voters. Especially the traditional Social Democratic Party is becoming increasingly obsolete due to changes in the structure of labor and society in general. The Greens are now an integral, important part of the moderate left in Germany; perhaps they are the moderate left's future, given how important ecological problems have become. They have much more power than they used to have even as recently as ten years ago.

Therefore the Greens will likely be in a position to block a nuclear renaissance in the foreseeable future.

And then there is, of course, the fact that what's left of nuclear power isn't that important any longer in the German energy mix. It may be important enough to let the plants run through the coming winter, a last hooray, and then good riddance.

Like you all do, I'm seeing a lot of Youtube videos featuring new, improved nuclear power plant designs which would solve our energy problems. It is all baloney. New plants take decades to build in Europe, only a crazyman would gamble the energy future of his country, his region or his world on unproven new designs, they are crazy expensive, and you are still dependent on imports. And that is before you even contemplate the probabilities of a core meltdown in the most populous regions of Europe and try to find a nice backyard for the waste, risking riots wherever you turn to.

The groups fighting against nuclear power plants in the 1970s were the core political movement from which the German Green party emerged. This is why the Greens cannot turn pro nuclear without ending their existence as a party. Even the currently proposed lifetime extension, very moderate in time and extent, is a perilous endeavor for Robert Habeck, the responsible Green minister, and may well explode the current government if the Green base balks — one of the political principles of the Greens is a more direct democracy, also in their own party, so there may be a party vote about contentious issues like this one.

Anything beyond this very limited life time extension of existing power plants is entirely unthinkable with the current government.

It is important to realize the increased political clout the Green party has gained in recent years. They are likely to be junior partners of middle-left and middle-right governments alike because the left and right fringe parties are unacceptable by the major parties as coalition partners.

Additionally, the two big parties are losing voters. Especially the traditional Social Democratic Party is becoming increasingly obsolete due to ongoing tectonic shifts in labor, and in society in general. The Greens are now an integral, important part of the moderate left in Germany; perhaps they are the moderate left's future, given how important ecological problems have become. They have much more power than they used to have even as recently as ten years ago.

Therefore the Greens will likely be in a position to block a nuclear renaissance in the foreseeable future.

And then there is, of course, the fact that what's left of nuclear power isn't that important any longer in the German energy mix. It may be important enough to let the plants run through the coming winter, a last hooray, and then good riddance.

Because, like you all do, I'm seeing a lot of Youtube videos featuring new, improved nuclear power plant designs which would solve our energy problems. It is all baloney. New plants take decades to build in Europe, only a crazyman would gamble the energy future of his country, his region or his world on unproven new designs, they are crazy expensive, and you are still dependent on imports. And that is before you even contemplate the probabilities of a core meltdown in the most populous regions of Europe and try to find a nice backyard for the waste, risking riots wherever you turn to.

The groups fighting against nuclear power plants were the core political movement from which the German Green party emerged. This is why the Greens cannot turn pro nuclear without ending their existence as a party. Even the currently proposed lifetime extension, very moderate in time and extent, is a very perilous endeavor for Robert Habeck, the responsible Green minister, and may well explode the current government. Anything beyond that is entirely unthinkable with the current government.

In recent years the Greens have gained political weight while the traditional Social Democratic Party is becoming increasingly obsolete due to changes in the structure of labor and society in general. The Greens are now an integral, important part of the moderate left in Germany; perhaps they are the moderate left's future, given how important ecological problems have become. They have much more power than they used to have even as recently as ten years ago.

And then there is, of course, the fact that what's left of nuclear power isn't that important any longer in the German energy mix. It may be important enough to let the plants run through the coming winter, a last hooray, and then good riddance.

Like you all do, I'm seeing a lot of Youtube videos featuring new, improved nuclear power plant designs which would solve our energy problems. It is all baloney. New plants take decades to build in Europe, only a crazyman would gamble the energy future of his country, his region or his world on unproven new designs, they are crazy expensive, and you are still dependent on imports from places like Kazakhstan and Namibia. And that is before you even contemplate the probabilities of a core meltdown in the most populous regions of Europe and try to find a nice backyard for the waste, risking riots wherever you turn to.

The groups fighting against nuclear power plants were the core political movement from which the German Green party emerged. This is why the Greens cannot turn pro nuclear without ending their existence as a party. Even the currently proposed lifetime extension, very moderate in time and extent, is a very perilous endeavor for Robert Habeck, the responsible Green minister, and may well explode the current government if the Green base balks — one of the political principles of the Greens is a more direct democracy, also in their own party, so there may be a party vote about contentious issues like this one. 

Anything beyond this very limited life time extension of existing power plants is entirely unthinkable with the current government.

It is important to realize the increased political clout the Green party has gained in recent years. They are likely to be junior partners of middle-left and middle-right governments alike because the left and right fringe parties are unacceptable by the major parties as coalition partners.

Additionally, the two big parties are losing voters. Especially the traditional Social Democratic Party is becoming increasingly obsolete due to changes in the structure of labor and society in general. The Greens are now an integral, important part of the moderate left in Germany; perhaps they are the moderate left's future, given how important ecological problems have become. They have much more power than they used to have even as recently as ten years ago.

Therefore the Greens will likely be in a position to block a nuclear renaissance in the foreseeable future.

And then there is, of course, the fact that what's left of nuclear power isn't that important any longer in the German energy mix. It may be important enough to let the plants run through the coming winter, a last hooray, and then good riddance.

Like you all do, I'm seeing a lot of Youtube videos featuring new, improved nuclear power plant designs which would solve our energy problems. It is all baloney. New plants take decades to build in Europe, only a crazyman would gamble the energy future of his country, his region or his world on unproven new designs, they are crazy expensive, and you are still dependent on imports. And that is before you even contemplate the probabilities of a core meltdown in the most populous regions of Europe and try to find a nice backyard for the waste, risking riots wherever you turn to.

The groups fighting against nuclear power plants were the core political movement from which the German Green party emerged. This is why the Greens cannot turn pro nuclear without ending their existence as a party. Even the currently proposed lifetime extension, very moderate in time and extent, is a very perilous endeavor for Robert Habeck, the responsible Green minister, and may well explode the current government. Anything beyond that is entirely unthinkable with the current government.

In recent years the Greens have gained political weight while the traditional Social Democratic Party is becoming increasingly obsolete due to changes in the structure of labor and society in general. The Greens are now an integral, important part of the moderate left in Germany; perhaps they are the moderate left's future, given how important ecological problems have become. They have much more power than they used to have even as recently as ten years ago.

And then there is, of course, the fact that what's left of nuclear power isn't that important any longer in the German energy mix. It may be important enough to let the plants run through the coming winter, a last hooray, and then good riddance.

Like you all do, I'm seeing a lot of Youtube videos featuring new, improved nuclear power plant designs which would solve our energy problems. It is all baloney. New plants take decades to build in Europe, only a crazyman would rely on unproven new designs, they are crazy expensive, and you are still dependent on imports from places like Kazakhstan and Namibia. And that is before you even contemplate the probabilities of a core meltdown in the most populous regions of Europe and try to find a nice backyard for the waste, risking riots wherever you turn to.

The groups fighting against nuclear power plants were the core political movement from which the German Green party emerged. This is why the Greens cannot turn pro nuclear without ending their existence as a party. Even the currently proposed lifetime extension, very moderate in time and extent, is a very perilous endeavor for Robert Habeck, the responsible Green minister, and may well explode the current government. Anything beyond that is entirely unthinkable with the current government.

In recent years the Greens have gained political weight while the traditional Social Democratic Party is becoming increasingly obsolete due to changes in the structure of labor and society in general. The Greens are now an integral, important part of the moderate left in Germany; perhaps they are the moderate left's future, given how important ecological problems have become. They have much more power than they used to have even as recently as ten years ago.

And then there is, of course, the fact that what's left of nuclear power isn't that important any longer in the German energy mix. It may be important enough to let the plants run through the coming winter, a last hooray, and then good riddance.

Like you all do, I'm seeing a lot of Youtube videos featuring new, improved nuclear power plant designs which would solve our energy problems. It is all baloney. New plants take decades to build in Europe, only a crazyman would gamble the energy future of his country, his region or his world on unproven new designs, they are crazy expensive, and you are still dependent on imports from places like Kazakhstan and Namibia. And that is before you even contemplate the probabilities of a core meltdown in the most populous regions of Europe and try to find a nice backyard for the waste, risking riots wherever you turn to.